Israel-Hamas war

Qatar suspends its mediation efforts on Gaza and the Hamas office there may have to leave

Qatar says it has suspended its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel. The announcement comes after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire deal for Gaza.

Hungry Palestinians in north Gaza search for food, sealed off from aid for a month by Israeli siege

Famine is likely imminent in northern Gaza, hunger experts say

A new law allows Israel to deport the relatives of attackers. Experts expect it to be struck down

Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency’s chief says

Born on Oct. 7, Ali’s first year has played out against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war

Ali Al-Taweel was born on Oct. 7, 2023, as Israeli warplanes started to pound the Gaza Strip after Hamas’ surprise cross-border attack on southern Israel.

One year in, war is part of everyday life and the national mood in Israel

A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech has reached college classrooms

Gaza is in ruins after Israel’s yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades

A year later, Israeli survivors reflect on the lingering toll of Oct. 7

She fought for her life as a hostage in Gaza. A year later, she’s fighting for her husband’s freedom

A year after the Hamas attack shattered this Israeli community, going home still feels impossible

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War rages on multiple fronts as Israel marks a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack

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TIA GOLDENBERG, MELANIE LIDMAN

In time for Oct. 7 anniversary, a new film documents Hamas’ attack on Israel music festival

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US spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7

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ELLEN KNICKMEYER

It’s a ‘very difficult time’ for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide

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DAVID CRARY, GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO

For Pittsburgh Jews, attack anniversary adds to an already grim October

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PETER SMITH

Palestinian hospital official says 17 killed in Israeli strike on northern Gaza

An Israeli strike on a home sheltering displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 17 people.

Soldier with Yemen’s exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another

A soldier for Yemen’s exiled government has opened fire on Saudi troops as they exercised in eastern Yemen, killing two of them and wounding another in a rare insider attack during the kingdom’s nearly decadelong war there.

5 siblings, some of them deaf, among those killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon

A resident of the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre says an Israeli airstrike has left at least seven dead, among them five siblings, three of whom were deaf and mute.

Morocco limits preaching about war in the Middle East that invokes jihad

In Morocco, politicians and activists are questioning limitations imposed on preachers regarding what they may say about war in the Middle East during sermons.

Middle East latest: Israeli defense minister officially steps down

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant has officially stepped down in a ceremony that replaced him with Israel Katz, the former foreign minister, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Gallant earlier this week.

Republican David McCormick flips pivotal Pennsylvania Senate seat, ousts Bob Casey

Republican David McCormick has won Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat, beating three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey.

Middle East latest: Large airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs as Israel expands northern Gaza operations

Several large airstrikes have hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, including one on a site adjacent to Lebanon’s only international airport.

UN agency for Palestinian refugees urges world to save it from Israeli ban

The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is urging the world to save it from an Israeli ban that would have “disastrous consequences” for millions of people caught up in the war in Gaza.

AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Michigan

Former President Donald Trump won Michigan on Wednesday, reclaiming the battleground state and its 15 electoral votes for the Republicans after Joe Biden flipped it in 2020 on his way to the White House.

Trump promises to bring lasting peace to a tumultuous Middle East. But fixing it won’t be easy

Donald Trump will return to the presidency at a time of unprecedented conflict and uncertainty in the Middle East. He has vowed to fix it.

Rescuers pull 30 bodies from a building in central Lebanon hit in an Israeli strike

An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 30 people in central Lebanon, as the war between Israel and Hezbollah continues with no signs of easing.

Middle East latest: Rescue workers pull 30 bodies from apartments in Lebanon after Israeli strike

Lebanon’s Civil Defense service says they have pulled 30 bodies from the rubble of an apartment building that Israel struck the night before.

Iran’s currency falls to an all-time low as Trump clinches the US presidency

Iran’s currency has fallen to an all-time low as former President Donald Trump clinched the U.S. presidency again.

AP Race Call: Democrat Rashida Tlaib wins reelection to U.S. House in Michigan’s 12th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Michigan on Tuesday. The only Palestinian American in Congress, Tlaib has been a leading voice against America’s military aid to Israel and for the Palestinian people in Gaza, the West Bank and the U.S.

AP Race Call: Republican Virginia Foxx wins reelection to U.S. House in North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District

Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday.

AP Race Call: Democrat Wesley Bell wins election to U.S. House in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District

Democrat Wesley Bell won election to a U.S. House seat representing Missouri on Tuesday. Bell defeated Republican Andrew Jones in the Democratic-leaning 1st District, which covers St.

AP Race Call: Democrat Haley Stevens wins reelection to U.S. House in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District

Democrat Rep. Haley Stevens won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Michigan on Tuesday. Stevens, first elected in 2018, represents a significant portion of Oakland County, situated just north of Detroit.

AP Race Call: Democrat Greg Casar wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas’ 35th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Greg Casar won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday. The 35-year-old is the youngest member of the Texas delegation as he heads into his second term representing his Austin-based district.

US Army soldier injured while working on the Gaza pier project has died

A U.S. Army soldier who was injured in May while working on the American-built pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza has died. Sgt.

Israel’s Netanyahu dismisses his defense minister as wars rage. Protests erupt across country

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts across the region.

An Israeli strike kills 20 in north Gaza, where Palestinians say they’ve had little food for weeks

Palestinian officials say an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has killed at least 20 people, mostly women and children.

Middle East latest: Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel says it targeted a weapons facility

Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes have killed at least 30 people in Gaza, including on a home where displaced families were sheltering.

US gives Israel a ‘fail’ grade on improving aid to Gaza so far

The Biden administration is stepping up criticism of Israel for not doing enough to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza as a 30-day deadline looms for Israeli officials to meet certain requirements or risk potential restrictions on military assistance.

The death toll in Lebanon crosses 3,000 in the 13-month Israel-Hezbollah war, Health Ministry says

Lebanon’s Health Ministry says more than 3,000 people have been killed during 13 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

Middle East latest: Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza

Israel says it’s terminated the agreement facilitating the work of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the main aid provider in Gaza.

Takeaways from AP’s report on three hospitals in northern Gaza raided by Israeli troops

One of the most startling aspects of Israel’s campaign against Hamas in Gaza has been the destruction wreaked on the territory’s health sector.

Iran’s help has transformed Yemen’s Houthi rebels into a potent military force, UN experts say

U.N. experts say Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been transformed from a local armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization with support from Iran, Iraqi armed groups, Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and others.

Israel investigates leaks that appear to have bolstered Netanyahu as Gaza truce talks stalled

An Israeli court has loosened a gag order on a case investigating leaks of classified information allegedly involving one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s media advisers.

Israel says it carried out ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen connected to Iran

The Israeli military says it has carried out a ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen involved in Iranian networks.

Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, Israeli military official says

An Israeli military official says Israeli naval forces have captured a senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon.